My 7 Favorite Business Credit Cards

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Historically personal credit cards have been much more competitive than business credit cards, though that trend is slowly changing. Issuers have been introducing new benefits to existing business cards, and also introducing new products altogether. In many cases the most lucrative cards out there are now business cards, which wasn’t the case previously.

In this post I figured I’d look at seven business cards that I consider to be incredibly lucrative, for a variety of reasons. Some are valuable for the return on non-bonused spend, some are valuable for their category bonuses, and others are useful for their perks. In no particular order, here are my seven favorite business cards:

In addition to the single most valuable sign-up bonus being offered by any card at the moment, the card offers 3x points on the first $150,000 spent per anniversary year on combined purchases of travel, shipping purchases, internet, cable and phone services, and advertising purchases made with social media sites and search engines. On top of that, the card offers a unique cell phone protection plan that isn’t offered by any other card that I know of.

Sign-up bonus: $300 cash back after spending $3,000 within three monthsAnnual fee: $0What makes this card awesome: No annual fee card with great bonus categories

This is basically the no annual fee version of the Ink Preferred Card, and this card has some mega bonus categories. It offers 5% cash back on the first $25,000 spent per anniversary each on combined purchases at office supply stores and on cellular phone, landline, internet and cable TV services.

While this is marketed as a cash back card, the good news is that in conjunction with a card that earns Ultimate Rewards points, each cent of cash back can be converted into one Ultimate Rewards point, making this a great complement to a card like the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card.

Sign-up bonus: $500 cash bonus after spending $4,500 within three monthsAnnual fee: $0 intro for first year; $95 after thatWhat makes this card awesome: The best business cash back card

If you’re looking for a cash back business credit card, this one is tough to beat. It offers a flat 2% cash back on all purchases, with no limits. If you spend a lot in non-bonused categories, this is fantastic.

Sign-up bonus: 50,000 Membership Rewards points after spending $10,000 within three months, plus an additional 25,000 points after spending another $5,000, also within three monthsAnnual fee: $450What makes this card awesome: The best perks of any business card

This card was just recently introduced, and offers 2x points on the first $50,000 spent each calendar year. This is by far the best business card for the first $50,000 of non-bonused business spend each year, in my opinion.

If you want to earn hotel or airline points and want the card that offers the best return on non-bonused spend, this card is tough to beat. You earn one Starpoint per dollar spent, and I value Starpoints at ~2.2 cents each, so to me that’s like getting a 2.2% return, which is great. The card also offers club lounge access when staying at Sheraton properties, which is a nice perk.

Bottom line

It’s great to see how much business cards have improved over the past few years, as they didn’t used to be this lucrative. From cards offering double points on all purchases, to 2% cash back cards, to cards offering up to 5x points in select categories, there are a lot of business cards to love nowadays.

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